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Early Years Hilma af Klint (1862-1944) found her artistic muse at a very young age. Born into a prominent Swedish aristocratic family, she spent her summers at the Adelsö island manor on Lake Mälaren, where she developed a profound connection to nature and the elements that would later inspire her
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Dr. Michael R. Hayden: The Wild Goose Chase for Missing Family Heirlooms Dr. Michael R. Hayden, a distinguished geneticist at the age of 71, holds an impressive career as the founder of five biotechnology companies, the recipient of many admirable awards in the field of medicine and a professor at
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How the “Sherlock Holmes” of Biology Solved a Century-old Portrait Mystery Late one summer evening in 2018, Javier Burgos found himself glued to his computer screen, scouring the internet for answers to a century-old art mystery. He stumbled upon a 2013 exhibition in Ravenna, Italy that piqued his interest. As
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“In the End, we will not remember the words of our enemies but the silence of our friends.” – Martin Luther King It’s early April 1942 a young Lale Sokolov (the main person) is sitting on a train meant for cattle, towards an unknown destination. A feeling of sadness defines
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The Sand Creek Massacre: The Betrayal That Changed Cheyenne and Arapaho People Forever The Sand Creek Massacre in 1864 has been called one of the deadliest days in Colorado history. On one fateful day, American troops killed more than 230 Cheyenne and Arapaho tribe members, almost wiping out their entire
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The Freedom Monument Sculpture Park: An Immersive and Candid Look at Slavery The Freedom Monument Sculpture Park is a new landmark that is expected to open in 2024 on a 70,000 square metre site in Montgomery, Alabama. The park has been built on the banks of the Alabama River,
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Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia Basilica: The Tale of an Unfinished Masterpiece Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia Basilica is finally nearing its completion, with five of its six central towers now fully-built as of last week. The tallest one, representing Jesus, is yet to be finished. Designed by Antoni Gaudi, a Catalan
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Before the invention of the Pumpkin Spice Latte, “pumpkin spice” was referred to as a blend of aromatic spices reserved for enhancing the flavors of pumpkin pies. This spice mix would consist of cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, allspice, and cloves, flavors that have long been a part of the American palette.
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Smithsonian Purchases Collection About Enslaved Poet, Phillis Wheatley In 1761, Phillis Wheatley arrived in Boston from Senegal/Gambia, West Africa as a seven-year-old child captive and was sold to a prominent family, known as the Wheatleys, who taught her how to read and write. Yearning for knowledge of the world
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Prominent Authors Sue OpenAI for Copyright Infringement The future of the writing industry hangs in uncertainty as artificial intelligence becomes widely accessible to the public. With a simple click of a button, chatbots can generate three-thousand-word texts in mere seconds, making it easy for anyone to exploit this system. In
Politics
Argentine Presidential Election Results Change – Argentina has voted for a change in scenery at the capitol, Buenos Aires. With now president elect Javier Milei winning by a large margin of over 10% against Sergio Massa, 56% to 44%. Mr Milei leads the right-wing to far-right Partido Libertario and is one
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Next year in early June the people of the European Union will head to the polls to decide who will represent their country in Brussels. The elections take place over 3 days throughout the continent, in total 720 people are to be elected (15 more seats then in 2019). 361